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FEPBRffli*RESERVE statistical release
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For Immediate Release

Table 1

AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS

MARCH

Average of daily figures
Reserves of depository institutions^
total 2

Period

nonborrowed

Monetary
base 3

required

total

millions of dollars

3 0 , 1981

Member bank deposits subject to reserve requirements
private demand deposits
U.S.
time and
government
net
other
savings
total
interbank
demand
billions of dollars

seasonal I vf adjusted

1980—JAN.
FEB.
MAE.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT. P
NOV.
?
DEC.
P

43,442
43,350
43,669
44,846
44,446
43,959
42,781
40,749
41,517
41,727
41,227
40,131

42,201
41,695
40,846
42,391
43,427
43,580
42,386
40,090
40,206
40,417
39,168
38,441

43,192
43,139
43,483
44,649
44,268
43,756
42,497
40,447
41,262
41,521
40,730
39,579

1981—JAN.
FEB.

40,099
39,758

38,704
38,454

P
P
P
P

39,977
39,168
40,130
39,430

4 p

40,739
39,884
40,254

P
P

156.7
157.9
158.6
159.0
158.8
158.2
159.5
160.9
160.7
159.8

644.1
647.2
649.1
655.4
656.8
658.0
658.5
667.8
678.2
684.7
694.3
701.8

452.3
454.4
457.9
464.2
467.7
467.9
467.0
474.2
482.0
486.7
494.0
504.0

189.5
190.9
189.4
188.7
187.3
188.4
189.1
191.5
194.5
195.6
198.1
196.0

13.6
14.5
15.6
17.2
17.1
16.9
16.6
14.4
15.9
16.5
17.4
17.5

176.0
176.4
173.9
171.5
170.2
171.5
172-5
177.1
178.6
179.1
180.7
178.4

2.3
1.9
1.8
2.4
1. 8
1.7
2.5
2.1
1.8
2.4
2.2
1.9

39,555
39,575

160.1
160.6

703.8
704.3

517.4
523.3

184.1
178.9

16.9
17.8

167.1
161.1

2.3
2.1

38,776
38,055
38,985
37,717

39,749
38,998
39,832
39,595

160.4
159.5
161.2
160.7

704.8
704.0
704.8
704.1

522.6
523.5
522.7
524.5

179.9
178.6
179.7
177.7

18.1
16.9
18.4
17.7

161.8
161.7
161.4
160.0

2.3
1.9
2.4
1.9

39,440
39,116
39,480

40,042
39,665
39,911

162.0
160.7
161.7

704.6
704.2
704.3

524.6
524.0
525.3

177.8
177.9
176.4

18.0
17.9
17.9

159.8
160.0
158.5

2.2
2.4
2.6

2. 1
1.8
1.9
2. 6
1.7
2.3
2.2
1.7
2. 1
2. 1
1.9
2.1

154.7
155.6

WEEK ENDING:
1981—FEB.

4
11
18
25

:IAR.

11 P
18 P

not seasonally adjusted
1980—JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT. P
NOV. P
DEC. P

45,179
43,177
43,096
44,880
43,963
43,472
42,859
40,373
41,164
41,704
41,221
40,619

43,938
41,522
40,273
42,425 |
42,945
43,092
42,464
39,715
39,852
40,394
39,161
38,929

44,928 !
42,966
42,910 I
44,683
43,785
43,268
42,575
40,071
40,908
41,498
40,723
40,067

155.9
154.0
154.9
157.5
157.8
158.6
159.6
158.0
159.0
160.6
161.5
162.5

652.5
643.9
648.0
657.7
651.5
656.9
658.2
662.5
675.6
684.2
694.6
710.3

455.0
455.8
460.6
464.7
467.7
467.4
466.0
471.8
479.6
485.7
493.0
505.0

195.4
186.2
185.5
190.4
182.1
187.2
190.0
189.0
193.9
196.4
199.6
203.2

14.5
14.3
15.2
16.8
16.2
16.6
16.8
14.2
15.8
16.5
18.0
18.2

180.9
172.0
170.4
173.6
165.9
170.6
173.2
174.8
178. 1
179.8
181.6
185.0

1981—JAN.
FEB.

41,569
39,631

40,175
38,327

41,025
39,448

161.0
158.9

712.6
701.5

520.5
524.8

189.9
174.6

18.1
17.5

171.8
157.0

2. 1
2.0

P
P
P
P

40,449
39,096
40,058
39,037

39,248
37,983
38,913
37,324

40,221
38,926
39,760
39,202

159.0
158.8
160.0
157.7

704.5
702.1
701.8
698.3

523.6
525.1
524.2
525.6

178.6
175.2
175.3
170.8

18.1
16.7
18.0
17.2

160.5
158.5
157.3
153.6

' 2.3
1.8
2.2
2.0

4 ?
11 P
18 P

40,176
39,087
39,834

38,877
38,319
39,060

39,479
38,868
j 39,491

159.5
159.6
160.3

702.1
702.4
705.2

525.7
526.1
528.5

174.5
174.5
173.6

18.0
17.3
17.3

156.4
157.1
156.3

2.0
1.9
3. 1

P
?

!

WEEK ENDING:
1981—FEB.

MAR.

4
11
18
25

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Table 2

AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY BASE
Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements 4
Averages of daily figures
Reserves of depository institutions
required
Period
total 2 ~1 non borrowed
millions of dollars
seasonally adjusted

Monetary base --*
1billions of dollars

Reserves of depository institutions
total 2
I non borrowed
required
millions of dollars
not seasonally adjusted

Monetary base 3
billions of dollars

1980 — JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
P
NOV. 5 P
DEC.
P

37,470
37,399
37,477
37,516
37,485
37,461
37,570
38,050
38,725
38,894
40,057
40,110

36,229
35,744
34,653
35,061
3b,467
37,081
37,176
37,392
37,414
37,583
37,997
38,420

37,219
37,188
37,291
37,319
37,307
37,257
37,286
37,749
38,470
38,687
39,559
39,558

147.8
148.8
149.6
149.7
150.7
151.6
152.7
154.6
155.8
157.2
159.1
159.8

39,054
37,202
36,919
37,533
37,062
37,007
37,665
37,706
38,401
38,876
40,056
40,598

37,813
35,547
34,096
35,077
36,043
36,628
37,270
37,048
37,090
37,565
37,997
38,908

38,803
36,991
36,733
37,336
36,884
36,804
37,381
37,405
38,146
38,669
39,558
40,045

148.9
147.1
147.8
149.3
150.0
151.2
153.5
154.5
155.3
156.9
160.0
162.5

1981--JAN.
FEB.

40,078
39,588

38,683
38,284

39,534
39,405

160.1
160.4

41,548
39,461

40,154
38,157

41,004
39,278

161.0
158.8

P
P
P
P

39,956
39,147
39,864
39,164

38,755
38,034
38,719
37,451

39,728
38,977
39,566
39,329

160.4
159.5
160.9
160.4

40,428
39,075
39,792
38,771

39,227
37,962
38,647
37,058

40,200
38,905
39,494
38,936

159.0
158.8
159.7
157.4

4 P
11 P
18 P

40,473
39,618
39,988

39,174
38,850
39,214

39,776
39,399
39,645

161.7
160.4
161.4

39,910
38,821
39,568

38,611
38,053
38,794

39,213
38,602
39,225

159.3
159.4
160.0

P
P

WEEK ENDING:
1981 — F E B .

MAR.

4
11
18
25

P - PRELIMINARY
1/ RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS SERIES REFLECT ACTUAL RESERVE REQUIREMENT PERCENTAGES WITH NO ADJUSTMENT 10 ELIMINATE THE EFFECT OF CHANGES IN REGULATIONS D AND K. PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 13, 1980, THE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONETARY CONTROL ACT, ONLY THE RESERVES OF COMMERCIAL BANKS THAT WERE MEMBERS OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM WERE INCLUDED IN THE SERIES. SINCE THAT DATE- THE SERIES INCLUDE THE RESERVES OF ALL
DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACT, REQUIRED RESERVES OF MEMBER BANKS
WERE REDUCED ABOUT $4.3 BILLION AND REQUIRED RESERVES OF OTHER DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS WERE INCREASED ABOUT
$1.4 BILLION. ALSO IN CONJUNCTION hllH THE MONETARY CONTROL ACT, REQUIRED RESERVES OF CERTAIN NONMEMBER BANKS
AND FOREIGN-RELATED INSTITUTIONS INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY $245 MILLION EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 18, 1981 PURSUANT
TO THE TRANSITIONAL PHASE-IN PROGRAM. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 11, 1979, AN 8 PERCENTAGE POINT MARGINAL RESERVE
PEQUIREMENT WAS IMPOSED ON "MANAGED LIABILITIES".
THIS ACTION RAISED REQUIRED RESERVES ABOUT $320 MILLION.
EFFECTIVE MARCH 12, 1980, THE 8 PERCENTAGE POINT MARGINAL RESERVE REQUIREMENT WAS RAISED TO 10 PERCENTAGE POINTS.
IN ADDITION THE BASE UPON WHICH THE MARGINAL RESERVE REQUIREMENT WAS CALCULATED WAS REDUCED. THIS ACTION INCREASED
REQUIRED RESERVES ABOUT $1.7 BILLION IN THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 2, 1980. EFFECTIVE MAY 29, 1980, THE MARGINAL RESERVE
REQUIREMENT WAS REDUCED FROM 10 TO 5 PERCENTAGE POINTS AND THE BASE UPON WHICH THE MARGINAL RESERVE REQUIREMENT WAS CALCULATED WAS RAISED. THIS ACTION REDUCED REQUIRED RESERVES ABOUT $980 MILLION IN THE WEEK ENDING
JUNE 18, 1980. EFFECTIVE JULY 24, 1980, THE 5 PERCENT MARGINAL RESERVE REQUIREMENT ON MANAGED LIABILITIES
AND THE 2 PERCENT SUPPLEMENTARY RESERVE REQUIREMENT AGAINST LARGE TIME DEPOSITS WERE REMOVED. THESE
ACTIONS REDUCED REQUIRED RESERVES ABOUT $3.2 BILLION.
2/ RESERVE BALANCES fclTH FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS PLUS VAULT CASH AT INSTITUTIONS WITH REQUIRED RESERVE BALANCES
PLUS VAULT CASH EQUAL TO REQUIRED RESERVES AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
3/ INCLUDES RESERVE BALANCES AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS IN THE CURRENT WEEK PLUS VAULT CASH HELD TWO WEEKS EARLIEF USED TO SATISFY RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AT ALL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PLUS CURRENCY OUTSIDE THE U.S.
TREASURY, FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, THE VAULTS OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS, AND SURPLUS VAULT CASH AT DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
4/ RESEFVE AGGREGATES SERIES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO REMOVE DISCONTINUITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE MONETARY CONTROL ACT, MARGINAL RESERVE REQUIREMENTS, THE INCLUSION OF EDGE ACT CORPORATION RESERVES,
AND OTHER CHANGES IN REGULATIONS D AND K. PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 18, 1981, RESERVE AGGREGATES SERIES HAVE BEEN
ADJUSTED HISTORICALLY TO CONFORM TO THE STRUCTURE OF RESERVE REQUIREMENTS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. BEGINNING
FEBRUARY 18, THE SERIES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO REMOVE THE EIFECTS OF SCHEDULED TRANSITIONAL CHANGES IN
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MCA.
5/ RESERVE MEASURES FOR NOVEMBER REFLECI INCREASES IN REQUIRED RESERVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REDUCTION OF WEEKEND
AVOIDANCE ACTIVITIES OF A FEW LARGE BANKS. THE REDUCTION IN THESE ACTIVITIES LEADS TC ESSENTIALLY A ONE-TIME
INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE LEVEL OF REQUIRED RESERVES THAT NEED TO BE HELD FOR A GIVEN LEVEL OF DEPOSITS ENTERING THE MONEY SUPPLY. IN NOVEMBER, THIS INCREASE IN REQUIRED RESERVES IS ESTIMATED AT $550 TO $600 MILLION.
NOTE:

HISTORICAL DATA ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE BANKING SECTION, DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS,
bOARD Of GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, fcASHINGION, D.C., 20551.